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Chastened Choices: Contingency, Utopia and the Challenge of Applied History

Contingency, Utopia and the Challenge of Applied History

Jan 12, 2024
Chastened Choices: Contingency, Utopia and the Challenge of Applied History
Chastened Choices: Contingency, Utopia and the Challenge of Applied History
Jan 12, 2024

Under the Shadow of the Crescent Moon

A made up history of the modern Middle East where the Ottomans solved everything

Oct 15, 2020
Under the Shadow of the Crescent Moon
Under the Shadow of the Crescent Moon
Oct 15, 2020

How We Had a Coup

The title story from Aziz Nesin’s 1965 book “İhtilali Nasıl Yaptık.”

May 10, 2020
How We Had a Coup
How We Had a Coup
May 10, 2020

Is Reform Needed in Islam?

Over 50 years ago Islamic reformers already realized this was a dumb question.

Aug 22, 2019
Is Reform Needed in Islam?
Is Reform Needed in Islam?
Aug 22, 2019

A look to Turkey’s past, from the New York Times

2007 and 2008 saw a series of dramatic political developments in Turkey. Abdullah Gul was elected president, the AKP survived a closure…

Jun 5, 2019
A look to Turkey’s past, from the New York Times
A look to Turkey’s past, from the New York Times
Jun 5, 2019

Turkey Votes: May 14, 1950

On the morning of May 14, 1950, with rain falling across much of the country, millions of Turkish citizens went to vote in what they did…

May 19, 2019
Turkey Votes: May 14, 1950
Turkey Votes: May 14, 1950
May 19, 2019

Between Reaction and Irrelevance: the regrettably contested politics of diplomatic history

This piece was originally commissioned as a response to Hal Brands’ “The Tragedy and Triumph of Diplomatic History,” published in the…

Aug 19, 2018
Between Reaction and Irrelevance: the regrettably contested politics of diplomatic history
Between Reaction and Irrelevance: the regrettably contested politics of diplomatic history
Aug 19, 2018

The Extradition Distraction

In the immediate aftermath of Turkey’s July 15 coup attempt, the debate in Washington over Fetullah Gulen’s role in it became inextricably…

Oct 25, 2017
Oct 25, 2017

A Question of Legacy: The Armenian Genocide’s Role in the Fate of Modern Turkey

On April 24th the world will commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a seminal tragedy of the 20th century that modern…

Apr 23, 2017
Apr 23, 2017
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Nick Danforth

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